The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-03
How They Took the Decision
Yesterday.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN
Preparations Being Made for the
ExecUIiOn-Tbe Ropes Ordered
Other Notes
The Anarchist Decision

IN the case OF the condemned AnarCh-
lists was taken to the county Jail by an
Associated Press reporter, a few min
utes after 1t had been received from
Washington. Tailor Falz expressed no
astonishment, saying merely, well, its
Just what we expected" There we're no
visitors in the jail, and the prisoners
were all in their cells when the news
arrived. A note was sent up to Spies,
telling him the writ had been denied,
and asking if he had any statement to
make in regard to the matter. Spies
was sitting in his cell, busily engaged
with some manuscript. He read the
note and returned it with the short
answer:
81 HAVE NOTHING To SAY"
None of the other prisoners would say
anything either.
Within fifteen minutes after the YER
dict was announced eight or ten off
GERS, in citizens clothes, appeared and
quietly disposed themselves about the
building and neighborhood. Without
any previous intimatiOn, rule r'giGly
debarring visitors from the jail WIS
quickly put in force, and no one was
allowed to enter the building during
the afternoon, except the officers re-
porters and relations of the Anarchists
AS soon as the news from Washing
ton had generally circulated through
the city, a miscellaneous rush of peo-
pie came to see the condemned men
before it was too late. They entered
the sherIff's Office in droves, but the
burly deputy who guarded the way to
"a ToJf I'd RI Af
the doomed, bearing baskets OF deliea
cies for them.
BEGGED ADMITTANCE.
The dainties we're passed in, but only
relatives gained an entrance.
Sheriff Matson said: 81 don't want
to make any fuss about it;
but the visits of other Anarchists
have got to stop. Personally, [ would
ike to grant the doomed men all the
would be wise to do so, and it may seem
foolish, and perhaps is foolish. but their
friends
MIGHT GIVE THEM DAGGERs OR POISON,
and although, if they wanted to kill
themselves, we might be powerIess to
prevent it; still, shouldn't like TO have
it said that if had attended to my duty
the suicides might have been pre-
vented.
The first of the relatives of the con-
demued men to visit the jail was Mrs. !
EngeI. She moved about in a nervous
manner, as though she could scarcely
realize that the last slender thread !
of hope had been broken. |
Lingg'S aunt and a young lady |
cousin and one of his admirers |
came next They were all doWncast, |
with traces OF tears on their cheeks; !
but they had not been talking to the |
reckless bombmaker FIVE minutes when |
they were all laughing, ana their mirth
sounded strangely homogeneous with the
feelings of most Of those present.
Frank Beifeldt, of the Arbejter Zeitunq
came next, shortly followed by Spies
two brothers and his mother, who
seemed to feel her sorrow deeply. Mrs.
Parsons and her two children came,
and with them a lady interested in the
work of the Amnesty Association
Every one of the prisoners had
the semblance, at least, OF posi-
lively cheerful spirits. Mr.. Bel
faldt, after leaving the jail, said:
a 1t is useless to ask those men to sign
q petition to the Governor for their
lives. I have just been talking to them
and
THEY LAUGH AT THE IDEA"
A significant incident of the day had
its scene at the police headquarters.
The moment the word OF the decision
was received, all the detectives in the
building disappeared with amazing /
AS 10 what districts or c
places they were assigned, their S
superiors were non-commital. 1t is {
known, however, that for some DAYS {
the men have had sealed instruc- T
ions 10 act as soon as the
decision was received. Z
I'VE WILL NOT BE CAUGHT MAPPING"
vas all the officials would say. 1t is S
asserted that preparations are already +
,oing on for the hanging. The ropes, :
t is said, have been ordered. {
An additional scaffold will have to be
)uilt, and preparations were going on
or this to-day. Already the morbidly
.urious of Chicago, as well as outside,
ire sending in requests for tickets to get r
nto the Jail on the 18th inst. S
LETTERS BY TIE SCORE
re arriving daily from provincial jour- Il
lalists, who desire to have represent
tive on hand. They will all be doomed
o disappointment The sheriff will
dmit only representatives OF the city
,ress, the press associations, members
II the jury and attorneys, as provided t
" law. Everything is perfectly ouiet il
q and around the jail, and, in iact, all q
yer the whole city. The denial Of the t.
7rit was what was universally expected
ere. The police are
PREPARED FOR ANY EMERGENCY, q
lough they say they have no fear Of T
pen violence. g
The police have eli thought the su r
RENE Court would not interfere, aud s.
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